... and more November 16 birthdays –
Eddie Condon (1905) – Jazz guitarist/bandleader.
Herb Abramson (1916) – record executive, producer.
Bob Gibson (1931) – Folk singer.
Garnet Mimms (1933) – R&B singer/songwriter (“Cry Baby”).
Troy Seals (1938) – singer/songwriter (“Lost In The Fifties Tonight”).
John Ryanes (1940) – The Monotones.
Dan Penn (aka Wallace Pennington, 1941) – singer songwriter (“Cry Like
A Baby”).
Winfred “Blue” Lovett (1943) – The Manhattans.
Chi Coltrane (1948) – singer/songwriter.
Pattie Santos (1949) – It’s A Beautiful Day (“White Bird”).
Harry Rushakoff (1958) – drummer for Concrete Blonde.
Mani (aka Gary Mounfield, 1962) – bassist for The Stone Roses.
Diana Krall (1964) – Canadian singer/pianist.
Dave Kushner (1965) – guitarist for Velvet Revolver.
November 16 R.I.P. –
Overton “O.V.” Wright (1980) – heart attack. Age 41. Soul singer
(“That’s How Strong My Love Is”).
Frank Luther (1980) – Age 80. Country singer, dance band vocalist.
Dino Valenti (1994) – Age 57. Singer/songwriter (“Get Together”).
J.D. Sumner (1998) – Age 73. Gospel singer, The Stamps.
Grady Owen (1999) – Guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
Russ Conway (2000) – Age 75. British pianist ("Roulette").
Joe C. (2000) – coeliac disease. Age 26. Rapper with Kid Rock.
November 16 album releases –
Stevie Wonder – Down To Earth (1966)
Martha and The Vandellas – Watchout! (1966)
The J. Geils Band – The J. Geils Band (1970)
Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills (1970)
John Lennon – Mind Games (1973) UK
The Kinks – Preservation Act 1 (1973)
Sade – Promise (1985) UK
Gov’t Mule – Live…With A Little Help From Our Friends (1999)
November 16 events –
1937 – Bob Crosby and His Orchestra records “South Rampart Street
Parade.”
1940 – WSB radio in Atlanta begins airing WSB Barn Dance, a program
that features live “hillbilly” music. The show runs for 10 years.
1954 – Perry Como records his first version of “(There’s No Place
Like) Home For The Holidays” at Webster Hall in New York City.
1955 – The Four Lads record “No, Not Much.”
1959 – The original Broadway production of Sound Of Music, starring
Mary Martin, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
1960 – Patsy Cline records “I Fall To Pieces” in Nashville.
1962 – The Beatles make their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg
for the program The Friday Spectacular. After being interviewed, they
play both sides of their latest single, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love
You” in front of a live audience.
1964 – Jay and The Americans record “Let’s Lock The Door (And Throw
Away The Key).”
1964 – The Animals record “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.”
1964 – Sam Cooke holds his last recording session, and records “Shake”
and "It’s Got The Whole World Shakin’” at RCA Studios in New York
City.
1965 – CBS-TV airs the Frank Sinatra documentary, Sinatra: An American
Original, hosted by Walter Cronkite.
1965 – George Martin sequences the running order for The Beatles’ new
album Rubber Soul.
1968 – B.J. Thomas’ “Hooked On A Feeling” hits the Billboard Hot 100
at #97.
1968 – Led Zeppelin plays their first ever show in northern England
when they appear at the Manchester College of Science & Technology.
1968 – Simon and Garfunkel record “The Boxer.”
1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jerry Lee Lewis appear on The
Ed Sullivan Show.
1971 – Frank Zappa is the only guest on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
1974 – Stevie Wonder releases his single, “Boogie On Reggae Woman” b/w
“Seems So Long.”
1976 – Brian Wilson gives an interview to BBC 2's music show The Old
Grey Whistle Test.
1978 – The movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring The
Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, and Earth Wind and
Fire opens in theaters across the U.S. The film is a notorious flop
and is widely panned by critics, and does quite a bit of damage to the
careers of all who appear in it.
1978 – Queen plays the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden,
and replicates their infamous promo stunt for their single "Bicycle
Race" by having a dozen nude, semi-overweight women on bikes during
their performance of the song.
1979 – Paul McCartney releases his single, “Wonderful Christmastime” b/
w “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae.”
1985 – U2 launch their own record label, Mother Records.
1987 – Former Clash drummer Topper Headon is jailed for 15 months by
Maidstone Crown Court for supplying heroin to a man who later died.
1987 – Romeo Blue (aka Lenny Kravitz) marries actress Lisa Bonet. The
marriage lasts six years.
1988 – Stan Love, brother and manager of Beach Boy Mike Love, is
sentenced to a five year suspended sentence after being found guilty
of embezzling over $300,000 from the group.
1996 – The Beatles’ Anthology 3 hits #1 on the UK charts, making the
group the first act to score three #1 albums in the same year.
1998 – Saxophonist and founding member of The Skatalites, Roland
Alphonso slips into a coma after having broken a blood vessel in his
head while on stage at the Key Club in Hollywood on November 2.
2000 – Testifying in his lawsuit case against Andrew Haydon, former
managing director of John Reid Enterprises, Elton John tells a London
High Court that his former lover and manager John Reid betrayed him
over touring costs, and that he had been "caught with his hands in the
till.”
2001 – The city of Palm Springs, California unveils a statue in its
downtown area honoring the late Sonny Bono.
2002 – Texas multi-billionaire David Bonderman pays The Rolling Stones
£4.4 million ($7 million) to play at his 60th birthday party held at
the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. John Cougar Mellencamp is the
opening act, and the event is emceed by comedian Robin Williams.
2006 – After performing at a concert in Jackson, Tennessee, Frankie
Ford of "Sea Cruise" fame is accidentally struck by a car, but suffers
no major injuries.
2006 – In its 13th wave of pre-litigation mass mailings, the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) sends 417 more letters to
sixteen college administrators threatening mass lawsuits if file-
sharing is found happening on university servers.
2010 – Singer Avril Lavigne’s divorce from Deryck Whibley becomes
finalized, ending their four year marriage.
2010 – The Beatles’ catalog becomes available on iTunes.
